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Cape Blanc (Quebec)
Cap Blanc or Cape Blanc, meaning "White headland, Cape", may refer to: * Ras Nouadhibou or Cap Blanc, a headland in Mauritania and Western Sahara * Cap Blanc rock shelter, a prehistoric limestone shelter in France * Cap Blanc (Ibiza), a beach on the Spanish island of Ibiza * Cape Blanc (Quebec), a strip of land in Quebec City, Canada See also * Cabo Blanco (other) * Cape Blanco (other) {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984, pp. 80, 246. . Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves, rocky shores, intense erosion, and steep sea cliff. Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is flanked by land on three sides, whereas a headland is flanked by water on three sides. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form when weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk, limestone, and granite) forming a headland, or peninsula. Through the deposition of sediment within the bay and the erosio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ras Nouadhibou
Ras Nouadhibou () is a peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Since colonial times, it has internationally been known as ''Cabo Blanco'' in Spanish or ''Cap Blanc'' in French (both meaning "White Headland"). Geography The headland forms the western limit of Dakhlet Nouadhibou Bay. It is divided between Mauritania and Western Sahara. On the western side lies the ghost town of La Güera; on the eastern side, less than from the border, lies Mauritania's Nouadhibou (formerly Port Etienne). Although it is not the westernmost point of Africa, due to the Earth's tilt it is at least twice a year the last place in Africa where the sun sets. Environment Birds The headland has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of wintering water birds, including ruddy turnstones, slender-billed and lesser black-backed gulls, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Blanc Rock Shelter
The abri de Cap Blanc is a prehistoric limestone rock shelter with Magdalenian animal sculptures. It is in the Marquay commune on the right bank of the Beune River, a few kilometers west of Eyzies-de-Tayac, in Dordogne. History The site was discovered in 1908 by Raymond Peyrille under the supervision of Jean-Gaston Lalanne. Peyrille carried out its first rudimentary excavation in 1909 while Lalanne was working at the nearby site of Laussel. During this excavation a relief carving was found, one that has been described as "perhaps the most dramatic and impressive example of Upper Palaeolithic". Following the discovery of the frieze, work was undertaken in 1911 to build a protective wall around the shelter. This included lowering the shelter floor, a procedure during which a workman hit a skull with a pick-axe, breaking it. A relatively complete skeleton was uncovered and Denis Peyrony and Louis Capitan were brought in to examine it. Frieze The frieze depicts a number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Blanc (Ibiza)
Cap Blanca is a beach on the western seaboard of the Spanish island of Ibiza."579 Regional Map, Spain, Islas Baleares. Pub:Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2004, The Beach has a good view of the rock island of Es Vedrà which lies a little of the coast here. The beach is in the municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia and is west of the town of Ibiza town. The village of Sant Josep de sa Talaia is east of the beach. Description This small pebbly beach is a difficult place to reach but the views of Es Vedrà are well worth the exertion to get there. The steep final descent path is difficult and even though there are ropes to help a steady descent, great care is needed.Secret Beaches, Ibiza. Author: Robert Smith. Pub:One More Grain Of Sand 2012. The beach is backed by cliffs of ''Cap Blanca'', behind which are the pine clad hillsides of the ''Serra de Ses Roques Altes'' and Sa Talaiassa Sa Talaiassa (), also known as Sa Talaia or Sa Talaia de Sant Josep, is the highest mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Blanc (Quebec)
Cap Blanc or Cape Blanc, meaning "White headland, Cape", may refer to: * Ras Nouadhibou or Cap Blanc, a headland in Mauritania and Western Sahara * Cap Blanc rock shelter, a prehistoric limestone shelter in France * Cap Blanc (Ibiza), a beach on the Spanish island of Ibiza * Cape Blanc (Quebec), a strip of land in Quebec City, Canada See also * Cabo Blanco (other) * Cape Blanco (other) {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabo Blanco (other)
Cabo Blanco may refer to: * Cabo Blanco, Africa, a peninsula also known as Ras Nouadhibou * Cabo Blanco, Peru, fishing village and surf spot * Cabo Blanco, Spain, village in Arona, Spain * Cabo Blanco, Chile, hamlet in Valdivia, Chile * Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica, wildlife reserve * Cabo Blanco (film), ''Cabo Blanco'' (film), a film starring Charles Bronson See also *Cape Blanco (other) {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
